CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE ROLLUPS

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of soft white bread
• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar, divided
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsps cinnamon (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Details

Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Trim the crusts from the bread and roll the slices flat. Beat together the cream cheese, ½ cup of sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Spread the bread slices with cream cheese mixture and roll them corner-to-corner. Mix the remaining 1 cup of sugar with the cinnamon and quickly roll the slices through the melted butter (or brush them with a pastry brush) and then through the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake in a 375 degree preheated oven until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Best served warm. These freeze very well.

For extra zip, you can add lemon or orange zest to the cream cheese, or a dash of almond extract. I’ve also added mini chocolate chips, raisins, nuts or cranberries!